Credit Officer
Location | Mukono, Uganda |
Date Posted | June 27, 2025 |
Category | Management |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | UGX |
Description

JOB DETAILS:
Credit Officer Position at Legitimate Investments Ltd
Company: Legitimate Investments Ltd.
Duty Station: Mukono Municipality
About US:
Legitimate Investments Ltd. is a Tier 4 Microfinance Institution licensed, regulated and supervised by Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority(UMRA)
Job Summary:
The credit Officer should be; Honest, intelligent, creative, self-driven and hardworking individual. He will be required to; Appraise, recover and market our loans.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that credit worthiness of loans applicants is thoroughly evaluated before advancing the loan.
- Strict compliance with all collections Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) and follow up effectively with clients whose loan payments are getting due so that their loans do not get into arrears
- Performs all loan collection activities early enough to prevent loans from getting into arrears.
- Monitor, maintain and update loan files as and when required
- Ensure that collateral securities are thoroughly examined and analyzed before approving the loans.
- Handle customer complaints and take appropriate actions to resolve them and forward those above him to the Management.
- Negotiate payment arrangements with borrowers who have delinquent loans and arrange for liquidation of delinquent collateral properties whose owners are non-committal.
- Conduct market research to analyze and identify potential loan markets and new business opportunities and develop referrals networks in order to locate prospects for loans.
- Analyses customer feedback data to determine whether customers are satisfied with company products and services.
- write reports and take up any other duty as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal applicant for the Legitimate Investments Limited Credit Officer Position must have:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a loan officer with a reputable financial institution.
- In-depth knowledge of computers especially MS Office applications such as words, excel, etc.
- At least a Diploma in any business related course from a recognized institution.
- Ability to travel as needed and should have a class A’’ permit (Riding permit)
- Very good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Very good communication skills both oral and written.
- Very good negotiation and decision making skills.
- Good time manager, self-driven and motivated individual with strong organizational abilities.
- Good team work and collaboration abilities.
- Age: Male between 25– 35 years
Applying Instructions
Address your CV & Resume to:
Business Development Manager
Legitimate Investments Ltd
P .o. Box 6211
Kampala-Uganda.
Please, send your CV to: info.legitimatefinance@gmail.com